USS Isaac Smith

Isaac Smith in commercial service, 1861. Her upper deck, seen here, was removed for Navy service
History
United States
Name	USS Isaac Smith
Namesake	Previous name retained
Owner	Early 1861: Hamilton & Smith September 1861: United States Navy
Builder	Lawrence & Foulks (New York City)
Completed	1861
Acquired	9 September 1861
Commissioned	17 October 1861[1]
Fate	Captured by Confederate forces 30 January 1863
History
Confederate States of America
Name	CSS Stono
Namesake	Stono River
Acquired	30 January 1863
Commissioned	1863
Fate	Wrecked 5 June 1863
General characteristics
Displacement	453 tons
Length	171 ft 6 in (52.27 m)
Beam	31 ft 4 in (9.55 m)
Draught	9 ft (2.7 m)
Propulsion	steam engine screw-propelled
Speed	not known
Complement	56
Armament	one 30-pounder Parrott rifle eight 8" Dahlgren smoothbores

USS Isaac Smith was a screw steamer acquired by the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederate States of America to prevent the Confederacy from trading with other countries. In 1863, she became the only warship in the American Civil War to be captured by enemy land forces. She then served in the Confederate States Navy as CSS Stono until she was wrecked.